London-headquartered All Things Considered (ATC) Group has announced it raised GBP £8.6 million (USD $11.3 million) prior to expenses in a new investment round, and appointed a new Chief Investment Officer.
The company also announced plans to list on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM).
ATC said on Wednesday (November 19) that the new capital will go towards investing in direct-to-fan services, artist-centric technologies, and developing new partnerships with management, agent and artist clients.
The company didn’t disclose any of the investors involved.
ATC operates various businesses in artist and songwriter management, creator business services and live events and experiences. It’s considered to be one of the most significant firms in these fields in the UK.
Joining the company as COO will be James Patterson, formerly VP of Global Operations & Market Development at independent media buying platform The Trade Desk. Having been responsible for a period of rapid international expansion at The Trade Desk, “James will bring unrivalled expertise to ATC’s future plans,” the company said.
“James’ career has been driven by a determination to build better client and customer relationships, using data as a key facilitator,” ATC Group CEO Adam Driscoll noted. “He most recently played a leading role in building The Trade Desk into a multi-billion dollar NASDAQ listed company that is now a key player in the data-led advertising industry.”
In a statement, Patterson said ATC is “uniquely positioned to connect data ecosystems across an entire artist’s business…. Empowering artists with the data and technology tools they need to grow their businesses along with providing direct access to their fans is a transformative moment for the industry. I’m delighted to join such an exceptional leadership team at such a pivotal time for the business.”
“Empowering artists with the data and technology tools they need to grow their businesses along with providing direct access to their fans is a transformative moment for the industry.”
James Patterson, ATC Group
ATC also announced that Cliff Fluet, a partner at UK law firm Lewis Silkin LLP, is joining the company’s Board as Non-Executive Director.
The company had signaled earlier this year that it was eyeing a listing on an LSE-affiliated market. It’s currently listed on the subscriber-based exchange Aquis, where it raised where it raised £4.1 million in an IPO in 2021.
ATC said it wanted to shift to an LSE exchange due to its rapid growth and “existing and potential shareholders’ requests to improve share liquidity.” The LSE’s AIM caters specifically to smaller, growing companies.
Since its IPO, the company has expanded its business through a series of acquisitions that included a 50% stake in McKeown Events (now known as Joy Entertainment), and majority stakes in Raw Power Management and merch firm Sandbag, among other deals.
The acquisitions helped ATC more than double its revenue in 2024, to around £50 million ($64 million at the average exchange rate for 2024).
Its ATC Live business recently merged with Arrival Artists to form ROAM, which the company says is the world’s largest independent – and overall fifth-largest – live booking agency.
The company now represents around 900 individual clients, with management clients including Nick Cave, PJ Harvey, The Smile, Sleaford Mods, Johnny Marr and Yaeji.
Via ROAM, the company books shows for more than 800 artists, including The Lumineers, Mac DeMarco, Andrew Bird, Big Thief, Black Pumas, Fontaines D.C., Good Neighbours, Glen Hansard, Jungle, Khruangbin, Metronomy, Mt. Joy, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, PJ Harvey, and others.Music Business Worldwide